Why take the risk?

Why take up rheumatology?

Why bother to take vitamins?

The first clear description of ‘fibrocystic disease of the pancreas’ or Cystic Fibrosis (CF) came in the late 1930s and evidence of vitamin A deficiency was reported in 10 of 49 patients as early as 1939. Indeed, this paper recommended ‘generous dosages’ of vitamin A for these patients. Biochemical evidence of fat-soluble vitamin deficiency occurs early in infants diagnosed with CF by newborn s...

Why patients do not take their medication.

Why don’t married men take parental leave?

Despite its availability, only a few married men use parental leave in Canada while almost all eligible married women take parental leave. As possible explanations, I consider gender differences in rental rates of human capital, wage growth processes, wage penalties for time off from work, preferences for leisure, and relative productivity in home production. I briefly document empirical backgr...

Why Take the Cog Out of Infant Cognition?

A number of recent commentaries on studies of infant cognition (e.g., Haith, 1998; Haith & Benson, 1998; Munakata, McClelland, Johnson & Siegler, 1997; Smith, 1999) criticized several reports by investigators (e.g., Baillargeon, 1999; Spelke, 1998; Wynn, 1998) who offered a so-called “rich interpretation” of findings gathered from young infants. The fundamental danger associated with such rich ...